The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-08
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, 1887

neighbors, solicited by Joe b. Hill. -
|. f. Richardson of Minneapolis, Mimi, is
in town, stopping with his brother, o. II.
Richardson. - George II. Holden, a
former resident Of this town and now of
Swampscott, Mass with his wife and child,
were here last week visiting friends.
Moretcwn.
ABOUT sixty of the friends of Mr. and
Mrs. s. ID. Moulton from this place and
Middlesex assembled at their home on the
evening of May 3lst to help them celebrate
the thrtieth anniversary of their marriage.
The tokens of goodwill presented were a
handsome china tea-set from the ladies of
Moretown and a nice hardwood chamber
set from the friends in Middlesex.
Several from this vicinity went last Satur-
day to join in " bear-hunt on Watsfield
Common, tracks of a bear and cubs having
been seen in that locality. At last accounts
Bruin had not been found. - In
response to cards of invitation twenty of
the schoolmates of Anna May Lamphier
met at the hotel Saturday afternoon, It be-
ing her eleventh birthday. Refreshments,
consisting of cake and lemonade, were served
to the guests, who, before leaving, pre-
sented her with set Of stamped linen
scarfs for bureau and stands - Mrs. NJ.
II. Ryan of Hancock visited her parents
here recently. - Mrs. Bliss from North
field is working at A. A. Prentss'. Mr..
Prentss is very low with consumption.
- Eliza and Fred Moulton went last
week to the White Mountains. They are
engaged to work at the Fabyan House this
summer.
Northfield.
G, ID. EDGERToN will receive subscrip-
tions and advertisements for the WATCH
MAN. Office in Metcalf's block, over Blalxe's
store - Samuel Andrews, who was ar
rested on the disclosure of S. G.. Williams
fnr fu niobi did tn ha latt
trial at Village Hall, Friday afternoon, and
was acquitted, sufficient proof not being
made to satisfy the jury that Williams was
an habtual drunkard. In consequence of
this the case against John Tyler, arrested
for the same offence, was mol. prOS'd, the
evidence being substantially the same in
both cases. People who have been in the
habit of selling cider indiscriminately will
probably be more careful in the future.
- The baseball match Saturday be-
tween the Burlington College nine and our
University nine was a " walk-over " for the
cadets, the score standing twenty-three to
six. - Henry Jones is building barn
at his place in the Center village.
Will Hunt has moved from Joseph Denny s
farm to the Chase house on Pleasant street.
- Postmaster Kenyon, f. l.. Soper,
Sumner and Sherman Kimball, f. ID.
Worthen and E. o. Thurston went to
Greensboro pond last week, to try their
| luck at trout-fishing Messrs. Kenyon and
Soper returned Saturday with thirty-fve
pounds of trout and report success for the
! whole company. The others will be back
| in a day or two. - f. f. johnson, SUI
! perintendent of the railroad water-works,
has moved from G. A. Whites house to the
north tenement in W. a. Blake's house on
Central street, formerly occupied by DR.. j
III. Mayo. - The regular June training
of the militia company occurred last Friday
and inspection was made by General I. S
Peck of Burlington and Colonel w. II. Gil.
more of Fairlee. The cadets will play
the Middlebury College nine on the Uni
versity ground Saturday afternoon at one
o'clock - The rest of our Greensboro
fishermen arrived in town early Tuesday
morning and brought with them their catch
of Monday, amounting to forty pounds oi
dressed trout. G.. B. Gold, who has
been ill for the past month or two, has be
come insane and attempted suicide by
hanging Friday. He was found and his life
saved, but his condition is no better. -
DR.. j. II. Averill of Campello, Mass, has
been visiting his father, d. T. Averill
- A new light of plate-glass has beer
set in the post-offce window in place of the
one broken some time since. The job was
successfully done by +. Huntley. -
The names of the children in room No .
Miss Clara Harwood, teacher) of the graded
school, which closed May 81, who had nc
absent marks during the spring term are
Ernest Downing Maud Giffin, Sarah Ladd
Nellie Pritchard Mamie Harrigan, Gertit
| Hassett, Everett Talbot, Grace Pritchard
Mary Batchelder, Leon Booth and Mayo
Blake. Three of these-Sar Ladd Maud
Gitfin and Ernest Downing-were neither
tardy nor absent during the year. Those
having neither absence or tardiness in room
No. Miss May Thompson, teacherl were
Frank Alvord, George Averll, Lenni,
Cady, Pierce Case, Katie Doheny, Patsi,
Doheny, Nina Evans, Mamie Farrell, Car
Field, Minnie Hurley, Monte Hassett Grac,
Jones, Joseph Ladd, Mary Orcutt, Mamie
Whitmarsh and Orion Woodbury.. Minnie
Hurley, twelve years Old has the best recorC
in scholarship and attendance, having beer
neither absent nor tardy during the entire
two years in this room.
Gouldsville.
Miss ELLEN GRANT has gone to Concord
n. H., where she is to work in printing
Office. - Dan Hurley has the measles
- Miss Kate Patrick who has beer
visiting her brother at Andover, Mass, ha
returned home. - Mrs. Maurice Ryan il
again quite ill, though not as bad as she ha
been heretofore. - j. W. Gould anC
family were the only ones who went to Bur
lington from here last Friday.
Plainfield.
THERE will be a concert at the Methodist
church next Sunday afternoon and a ser
mon to the children in the morning by way
Roxbury.
In the absence of Rev. Mr.. Howar,
George b. Hail. Esq, occupied the desk a
the Congregational church on Sunday
preaching very able and instructive ser
mon. - ID. l.. Nichols and A. A. Joslil
have exchanged residences. - Mrs. w
S. Spalding is visiting relatives in Massa
chusetts. - There will be an auction
sale of the farm occupied by f. 7. Snow
and personal property next Saturday. -
Van Ness Spalding and wife are in town
the guest of Frank Spalding, - Mr.
Eleazer Hubbard of Granville was in tow
on Monday. - Robert Johnston ant
family are here visiting old neighbors.
Waitsfield.
REV. w. f. LIVINGSTONE, a young licen
tiate, preached to a full house at the Congre
gational church last Sabbath morning, ant
it is expected he will preach again next Sab
bath. 60 Next Sunday Children's da,
will be observed at the Methodist church b,
a sermon appropriate to the occasion in th
forenoon and childrens concert in tn,
afternoon. All are cordially invited to at
tend. - Ira II. Richardson of Minneapo
lis, Mimi, is in town visiting his brOtherS